Got a call on Friday from VARO, they were completing my appeal and adding my dependants. By Friday evening I could see on ebenefits everything was closed, rating went up to 90% with the correct amount with new rating, added dependents and SMC. Now just have to wait on the envelope and the money, VARO said it could be as early as Tuesday because of the holiday. He said it was a good amount. It is enough to pay down my mortgage which I have been trying to get done, so I am pleased with that. Should have a little extra to do other things with. We will see, he could not nail down a number because of figuring all the factors in. Didn't want to push too much either when it should be in the bank soon enough, I figure next week sometime.
This claim goes back to 2003 according to my records but they are doing retro from 2007 when additional diagnosis was put in place, have to wait till I ge the paperwork to see what their explanation is there and then decide what to do about it.
Reading here, I think this last part should move pretty quickly, deposit of retro and envelope right? I know some folks say the retro sometimes hits the bank before the letter arrives. This really takes a lot of stress off my plate, thank you to those who gave me the case management number, I was amazed that after one day, one call I got almost instant results, probably would still be waiting if I didn't make the call.